Verizon iPhone Makes Calls, But Data is Slow

The iPhone 4 became available for preorder for Verizon customers at 3 a.m. this morning, and the website was so flooded that it appeared to be down for some users (although a Verizon representative said the site had no downtime).

Verizon even set aside a limited quantity of iPhones for existing customers, and orders will be shipped to arrive on or before Feb. 10, an interesting PR move since bringing the iPhone to the carrier is expected to attract customers sick of AT&T dropping their calls. Classy, Verizon.

The iPhone 4 will be available for non-Verizon customers on Feb. 10, priced at $199.99 for the 16 GB iPhone 4 or $299.99 for the 32 GB iPhone 4 with a new two-year customer agreement. A data plan is $29.99 a month.

Early reviews of the Verizon iPhone say the call quality is crisp, but the data conntection is much slower and the phone can’t handle as much data and voice action at the same time as its AT&T counterpart.